welcome to quiet reflections.
This publication is made up of a series of thoughts that drift into my head as I gaze out of my living room window. Sometimes I sit at the dining table, where I have a clear view of a huge evergreen tree and a few more in the distance, sometimes I sit on my couch where I can only see the very tops of a few trees, a chimney and a huge display of the sky. Staring at this view every day always inspires me to write somehow.
Every Tuesday I send out an essay that revolves around current digital culture, whatever the gals are talking about that week or some of my thoughts I felt deserved more of a deep dive. Throughout the rest of the week, I drop in every now and then with some shorter literary essays/flash memoirs reflecting on moments I want to remember in my life; from strolling bookshops to reading in the summer to how my candles look on my desk in autumn.
I also have a podcast where I just chat to you like a friend about whatever is on my mind, a further post-publication chat on essay I wrote or a read-aloud of an essay I felt was particularly dramatic.
The name quiet reflections comes from my lifelong hobby of daydreaming and thinking while I stare out of windows and the fact that I carry that “she’s a pleasure to have in class but a little quiet” comment from teachers at school like a badge of honour.
Who am I?
I'm a writer from London who loves Japanese literature and has a worrying addiction to hot chocolate. I have constant neck pain from straining to look for the moon most nights and if you look really closely, I have a little dent on my left pointer finger from the crocheting I do. I take my hobbies very seriously.
I studied Linguistics and Drama for my BA and the contemporary arts for my MA.
I created a self-discovery magazine called la jaden which you can purchase via my tiny etsy shop, which also has some crafts and writings I sell as well.
Publications:
i picked an apartment with a view of trees - a zine made by me
the green fruit pastille, a poem published by the interstellar literary review
the red string is fraying, a poem published by the b'k literary magazine
Fun facts:
favourite book: the secret history by donna tartt
favourite book genre: literary fiction/sad girl lit
favourite drink: hot chocolate
favourite music genre: indie/synth pop + lo-fi
favourite snack: literally anything salty and crunchy
favourite film: kill your darlings (2013)
favourite TV show: how to get away with murder
favourite season: anything but winter tbh but spring if I had to pick
if you want to hear what goes through my head as I gaze out of my window, you can subscribe for free below and look forward to new posts every tuesday.
